Bette Midler Is Performing ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Song At The Oscars
Bette Midler is gracing us with her presence on the Oscars stage to perform “The Place Where Lost Things Go,” the nominated song from Mary Poppins Returns.
The song was written by Bette’s longtime collaborators Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (the team who also wrote Hairspray).
“So, (drum roll) Ladies and Gentlemen, I will be chanteusing (that’s singing) on the Oscars on Feb 24…the nominated song from ‘Mary Poppins’…’The Place Where Lost Things Go’ …so excited!!” Bette wrote on Twitter.
Soon after the news broke, Marc took to Facebook to share his excitement as well: “As a child of the 60s, I grew up obsessed with the ‘Mary Poppins’ soundtrack, learning everything about songwriting and film scoring from it. As a teenager in the 70’s, I became obsessed with new star Bette Midler, who fate amazingly led me to, resulting in our 40 year relationship,” he wrote. “Could I have ever imagined that one day Bette Midler would sing a song I co-wrote with Scott Wittman for a sequel to ‘Mary Poppins’ at the Academy Awards?! My heart is exploding!!!”
Bette has been nominated for an Oscar twice: for Best Actress in The Rose (1979) and For the Boys (1991). In 2014, she performed her signature ballad “Wind Beneath My Wings” from the movie Beaches during the ceremony’s annual In Memoriam tribute.